July 2021

POLITICAL analysts say the current chaos engulfing neighbouring South Africa means that the regional powerhouse’s ability to intervene in Zimbabwe’s decades-long political…

ZIMBABWE’S daily Covid-19 fatalities have surpassed the three-digit mark after 102 people succumbed to the respiratory virus on Friday alone, while over 2 000 cases were recorded.  This comes as the country’s previous highest daily death toll from the virus was 80, which was recorded earlier this year at the height of the second wave…

YOUTH-FRIENDLY financial institution, Empowerbank, has in the last three years availed to at least 3 000 youths loans to embark on various…

ZIMBABWEANS will need to fork more money to acquire passports from now onwards. This comes after the government increased the price of an ordinary travel document to US$60 — and US$200 and US$318 respectively for three-day and 24-hour emergency documents, as it battles to reduce a huge passport backlog. In a Government Gazette notice published…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commended the overwhelming response by corporates and individuals towards the national Covid-19 pandemic as the country’s battles to contain a third wave of the novel virus. Officiating during a handover ceremony of donations towards the fight against the pandemic at State House, Mnangagwa spoke against complacency in tackling Covid-19. The companies…

ZIMBABWE has now vaccinated over one million people against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, as authorities have extended health institutions’ operating hours to ensure more people get inoculated. Hospitals and clinics have become overwhelmed by the huge turnout of people who need to get vaccinated following the recent surge in infections. “One million Zimbabweans have now…

THE government has gazetted an extradition treaty it signed with China in 2018 to allow Zimbabwe and its Asian partner to bring back criminals to face justice in the two countries’ respective jurisdictions. According to a Government Gazette published yesterday, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe signed the treaty with the Asian country in order to…